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Actually 1981 wasn't a great year for Perth - Claremont broke Swans' record with a score of 39.20 - 254 against the poor old Demons at Claremont Oval

Southerner wrote: Good bloke - at one time he was a Ford man well selling them anyway , very humourous guy very dry sort , unfortunately for Mark , Simon Beasley came onto the scene very quickly & forced him out

Olsen was involved in a complicated swap that involved Melrose coming to Swans and Mark going to EF...okay, a few years later Melrose led us to our first premiership in 19 years, but it was bizarre by Swans to let go of a forward who was runner-up in the goal kicking in 1979 (and who was leading into the last round). I wished he'd stayed; he was the most mercurial footballer I ever saw, and I would have him over Beasley any day. And on the topic of that game in 1979; Craig Hoyer kicked Swans' 40th to the Bassendean end of the ground, and despite Olsen's 13, Alan East gave Buckanara BOG in Monday's West!

Two things on that mate - Craig Hoyer's career was destroyed by that Vicco trash Hawthorn he did his knee playing on their shitheap grounds & was never the same player afterwards even though he did come back to play with Swans
I think Mark Olsen snagged 13 against us at Fremantle Oval one afternoon too - my uncle whinged about that for years haha
(Olly hardly ever missed & had a very good pair of hands in a contested mark duel)
Melly was a great player for Swans - kicked 9 in a Prelim against EP from memory didn't he?

Southerner wrote: Two things on that mate - Craig Hoyer's career was destroyed by that Vicco trash Hawthorn he did his knee playing on their shitheap grounds & was never the same player afterwards even though he did come back to play with Swans
I think Mark Olsen snagged 13 against us at Fremantle Oval one afternoon too - my uncle whinged about that for years haha
(Olly hardly ever missed & had a very good pair of hands in a contested mark duel)
Melly was a great player for Swans - kicked 9 in a Prelim against EP from memory didn't he?

He certainly did mate in 1980 just a pity he couldnt follow that up against your boys a week later in the GF where the great Mr Rioli (R.I.P) run amok.

Unfortunately you can blame Neesham for that mate - that dirty attempt to iron out Maurice at Basso in a half forward pack at the town end stirred the little wizard & every time he played Swans he came up with 30% extra
Mind you the Seagull ended up flat on his arse that day I have to say haha

Southerner wrote: Two things on that mate - Craig Hoyer's career was destroyed by that Vicco trash Hawthorn he did his knee playing on their shitheap grounds & was never the same player afterwards even though he did come back to play with Swans
I think Mark Olsen snagged 13 against us at Fremantle Oval one afternoon too - my uncle whinged about that for years haha
(Olly hardly ever missed & had a very good pair of hands in a contested mark duel)
Melly was a great player for Swans - kicked 9 in a Prelim against EP from memory didn't he?

True about Hoyer Southerner - never the same footballer after his stint in Victoria. Nice bloke too, as was his younger brother Eddie. Olsen never kicked 13 against South, but your uncle might be relating a game where Olsen kicked 11, including a remarkable 9 by half time. Your mob still won, by the way. There were some great games at Fremantle between SF and SD in those days.

And just to square up the ledger a bit big Ronny Boucher flattened Noel Carter a couple of years later & that was a big hit too reckon the McDonald stand groaned a bit that day Beas' mate hahaha
Ah those were terrific days halcyon days - beat the pisser out of this modern Victorian shit

Success Hill wrote:

Southerner wrote: Two things on that mate - Craig Hoyer's career was destroyed by that Vicco trash Hawthorn he did his knee playing on their shitheap grounds & was never the same player afterwards even though he did come back to play with Swans
I think Mark Olsen snagged 13 against us at Fremantle Oval one afternoon too - my uncle whinged about that for years haha
(Olly hardly ever missed & had a very good pair of hands in a contested mark duel)
Melly was a great player for Swans - kicked 9 in a Prelim against EP from memory didn't he?

True about Hoyer Southerner - never the same footballer after his stint in Victoria. Nice bloke too, as was his younger brother Eddie. Olsen never kicked 13 against South, but your uncle might be relating a game where Olsen kicked 11, including a remarkable 9 by half time. Your mob still won, by the way. There were some great games at Fremantle between SF and SD in those days.

yeah you probably are on the mark (excuse the pun!) mate I knew it was a bag full though

There were indeed some huge clashes between the two clubs - a tremendous respect still exists between the players & officials mostly due to the John Cooper / John Todd frienships with South officials , and of course JT's history with South Fremantle
Mal Brown had a huge respect for JT that's fact - and I believe Browny was the only coach that Toddy feared to his toenails from what I've been told , JT always expected the unexpected & then expected even more of it

In Round 7 and then again in Round 21 both at Fremantle Oval in 1978 Mark Olsen kicked 11 & 10 goals against the Bulldogs.